New research from TCU has uncovered the crucial roles a Black married couple filled during the university's founding years. Neither were eligible to attend, but Charley and Kate Thorp kept the campus running in its early days. These contributions had been unacknowledged until now.
The research effort is part of an international consortium of over 60 universities researching the role of racism and slavery within their institutional histories.
The research effort is part of an international consortium of over 60 universities researching the role of racism and slavery within their institutional histories.